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Headquartered in Singapore, SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia) is an investment bank focusing on emerging growth companies across Asia, providing a full suite of investment banking services, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions advisory, equity capital markets, institutional equities sales and trading and equities research.

Research from SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia)

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Malaysia Real estate / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<h2>Singapore</h2><h3><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esr-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10934" rel="noopener">ESR-REIT (EREIT SP)</a> to divest non-core industrial building for S$11.1m; 8% premium to book value (BUY; TP S$0.48/unit)</h3><ul><li>EREIT has entered into an agreement to divest an industrial building, 45 Changi South Avenue 2, for S$11.1m, a 7.8% premium to the property's independent valuation of S$10.3m</li><li>The net proceeds will be used to repay outstanding borrowings, finance upcoming asset enhancements and/or fund general working capital requirements. The divestment represents an opportunity for EREIT to divest one of their non-core assets at a premium to book value</li><li>The four-storey general industrial building has a GFA of 73,684sqft.</li></ul><p>Comments: Following the divestment of two assets in Apr21, EREIT continued to review its portfolio and divesting non-core assets. The multi-tenanted general industrial building contributed S$0.5m (or 0.2%) to EREIT’s FY20 Revenue and accounts for 0.7% of FY20 NAV. Assuming a 71.4% NPI margin (based on FY20 NPI Margin), the divestment yield would be 3.22%. The capital recycled into AEIs would lift future DPU (expected to return yield to cost of c.7-9%), if not maintained, should the proceeds are used to pare down debt (avg. cost of debt of 3.24%). The Sale Consideration also represents 33.7% higher than its purchase price of S$8.3m (acquired in 25Jul06). We have a BUY rating with TP of S$0.48/Unit.</p>

SingaporeESR-REIT (EREIT SP) to divest non-core industrial building for S$11.1m; 8% premium to book value (BUY; TP S$0.48/unit)EREIT has entered into an agreement to divest an industrial building, 45 Changi South Avenue 2, for S$11.1m, a 7.8% premium to the property's independent valuation of S$10.3mThe net proceeds will be used to repay outstanding borrowings, finance upcoming asset enhancements and/or fund general working capital requirements. The divestment represents an opportunity for EREIT to divest one of their non-core assets at a premium to book valueThe four-storey general industrial building has a GFA of 73,684sqft.Comments: Following the divestment of two assets in Apr21, EREIT continued to review its portfolio and divesting non-core assets. The multi-tenanted general industrial building contributed S$0.5m (or 0.2%) to EREIT’s FY20 Revenue and accounts for 0.7% of FY20 NAV. Assuming a 71.4% NPI margin (based on FY20 NPI Margin), the divestment yield would be 3.22%. The capital recycled into AEIs would lift future DPU (expected to return yield to cost of c.7-9%), if not maintained, should the proceeds are used to pare down debt (avg. cost of debt of 3.24%). The Sale Consideration also represents 33.7% higher than its purchase price of S$8.3m (acquired in 25Jul06). We have a BUY rating with TP of S$0.48/Unit.

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